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20:00 Chester

Storyhouse Handicap (Class 3)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 7f 196y
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £11,400 added
  • Winner: £7,375
  • 2nd: £2,194
  • 3rd: £1,097
  • 4th: £548
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 3m 39.58s
  • Off Time: 20:00:57
  • 8 Ran
1(8)
Silk - Yellow, Black cross belts, Halved sleeves, Black cap
11/8
  • Form 1304-23
  • Age 4
  • Weight 10-0
  • Official Rating 90

raced wide early, soon steadied towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, kept on strongly

2(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, White stripe, halved sleeves and star on cap
  • Form 06-6300
  • Age 7
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 86

never travelled and always behind, lost touch and eased over 2f out, tailed off

3(3)
Silk - Dark blue, yellow chevron, yellow and dark blue hooped sleeves, yellow cap
18/1
  • Form 11/4
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-9
  • Official Rating 85

tracked leaders on inside, pushed along over 3f out, ridden and outpaced inside final 2f, plugged on

5(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red cross belts, Black sleeves, Emerald Green cap, Red star
4/1
  • Form 118-814
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 79

tracked leaders in close 4th, smooth headway on outside over 2f out, led narrowly over 1f out, soon hung left and ridden, headed and not pace of winner inside final furlong

6(9)
Silk - Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap

Arabist

10
18/1
  • Form 5219-83
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-1
  • Official Rating 77

switched left start, held up and always behind

7(1)
Silk - Yellow and White (quartered), Yellow sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap
  • Form 52-3412
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12
  • Official Rating 74

tracked leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

8(2)
Silk - Black, Pink star, halved sleeves and stars on cap
11/1
  • Form 442412
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-9
  • Official Rating 67

led until over 2f out, chased leaders, weakened over 1f out

9(4)
Silk - Silver, tassel on cap
  • Form 341263
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-2
  • Official Rating 76

bit keen tracking leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, no extra in 3rd inside final furlong

4(6)
NR

Clearance

14 D
10/3
  • Form 114-211
  • Age 6
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 81

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Most of these can be given a chance but CLEARANCE has the best recent form over today’s trip with victories at Musselburgh and Ripon last time when shrugging off an 8lb rise - he may not have finished winning yet. Future Investment has been placed in tougher races over 1m4f lately while Arabist finished third over the same trip here last time. Champagne Terri and Sociologist have both won over 1m5f recently and Vindolanda scored in soft going over 1m6f at Haydock on her penultimate start.

Formwatch

Future Investment 9-4 (9-2) Keen close up, headway 2f out, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 2l behind Country (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jul.

Comin' Through (AUS) 50-1 (9-9) Slowly away, niggled along in rear, brought wide and ridden over 2f out, no impression, 11th of 14, 9 3/4l behind Muraad (10-0) at Goodwood 1m 1f hcp (3) gf in Aug.

Ottonian 50-1 (9-7) Held up in last, pushed along over 2f out, kept on without troubling leaders final furlong, 4th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Solo Saxophone (9-6) at York 2m hcp (4) gs in Jul.

Vindolanda 4-1 (9-6) Prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace in 4th over 1f out, no extra final 150 yards, 4th of 11, 7l behind Space Walk (9-9) at Haydock 1m 6f hcp (4) sft in Jul.

Arabist 13-2 (9-8) Tracked leaders in 4th, headway on outside over 1f out, soon ridden and edged left stayed on in 3rd inside final furlong, not reach winner, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Heart Of Soul (9-10) at Chester 1m 4f hcp (3) gd in Aug.

Champagne Terri (IRE) 9-2 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind The Navigator (9-12) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Sociologist (FR) 6-1 (8-13) Soon led and set decent pace, pushed clear 2f out, reduced lead inside final furlong, ridden and battled on until headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Eastern Sheriff (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jul.

Camouflaged (IRE) 18-1 (9-9) Led, joined over 1f out, headed and no extra final 100 yards, 3rd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Immortal Beloved (9-7) at Sandown 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Aug.

Clearance 13-2 (9-5) Held up in touch, headway and switched left to outside over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, soon edged right, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, readily, won at Ripon 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug beating Dance To Paris (9-5) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.